Quality
HealthCare
consultations
cost $320
Dotted around Hong
Kong are a number of
clinics and lauded
hospitals that charge
$400 or less for a
consultation with a
doctor whom you know
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The outpatient departments in these
hospitals charge $100 for a consultation.
General out-patient clinics charge $45.
If you’re referred to a specialist, for
example, an ENT specialist or neuro-
surgeon, the fee is $100 for the first
consultation, $60 for each subsequent
attendance and $10 per drug item.
If you choose the public route, you
could go through pregnancy, labour,
mother and child check ups, and
vaccinations, all for around $600 to
$800. Going private, on the other hand,
could easily cost you a whopping
$80,000 or more.
For public consultations, in the first
instance, register with the Family Health
Service Maternal and Child Health
Centre (MCHC), which offers shared
antenatal care with your public hospital.
All antenatal and postnatal appointments
are free. There is a charge of $300 for
an ultrasound and $100 per day that you
stay in hospital. Child check